St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19
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He Deals Sensibly With the Hotel
Rate Question and Other Mat


tiers.
About the time ! was asking what had
become of Scottie, he, Scottie, was evolv-
ing that great S2-a-day conundrum.
Scottie is not of so recent an importation
that he is unable to give lucid solution
of the much vexed question. There are
several reasons, of which I will name
one or two, and after ScOttie has passed
in judgment the whole matter can be
turned over to Jim Wakefield. who is
going into the business of hotel keeping
at Sank Center. One reason we are
charged 81 per day is because we will
pay it. Another reason is, it requires
man of good common sense to keep
hotel while any one can keep a S2-a-day
house. l am willing TO be little more
liberal, and pay an average price of
more than 20 cents per meal to the COM
mon run of hotels but classification of
81, $1.50 and 50 per day would more
nearly cover the actual value of services
rendered. We cannot accomplish much
through process of kicks. but must Or
ganiZe for effectual work, and by the
evolution of plans secure to ourselves
some sort of Justice. ] wish Mr.. Wake
field success in his hotel venture.
have always found the Star hotel, re-
chriStened with some sort of French
name, kept by Rice at Sank Centre, a
good fair hostelry. A great many of
the commercial travellers stop there, land
when they have been taken to and from
the depot free, with an average charge
of $3.50 per day for hotel service, they
feel more like putting the landlord
upon their backs than kicking him. l
have ctOnnnd at many a nnOrnr hnucQ
than Mr.. Rice keeps, paid 81 rates and
bus fare. | shall still continue to
patrOniZe Mr.. Rice'S house, and COM
mend it as worthy all commercial tray
elers' attention.
On Monday last friend, whom / will
call Sam, commercial traveller. went
with me to make call upon the GLOBE
people in st. Paul. An elevator boy took
us up into the tenth or twelfth heaven,
where we were soon introduced to the
genial gentleman who has charge of the
travelling mems page, column having
become far too small. TO say that we
were cordially welcomed would be put
ting it far too mildly. 1t was real
earnest reception, and for one / wanted
to call him dear, good fellow from the
start, but my friend Sam was a little
different, and somewhat given to cere-
".
through the building, its labyrinthian
halls, viewed its beautiful proportions,
and were finally led out upon
the roof among the clouds and into the
tower. l was content to stop here, but
Sam ventered higher, and declared he
would have climbed the flag staff il
there was one. / found the higher Sam
got the less bashful he became, and |
believe mile or so further up with him
all fOrmalitieS would have ceased. Mr..
Holmes extended pressing invitation
for all the boys to call upon him. We
advise you to do so when in st. Paul.
You can find the GLOBE building and
no mistake. Enter at the ground floor,
pass to the elevator. of which there are
two, take your choice, and, without
drawing ten miles of mileage or putting
up 80 cents, in due time you will be
landed OH the platform. We did not ask
how many miles it was, perhaps about
as far as from Bridge square to Merriam
Park. When you reach the platform
four blocks, called squares in st. Louis,
straight ahead, then turn to the right
500 feet, stopping in front of room
24,00l, and there you will find Tom
Holmes, providing it is after l p. IN.
They have more rooms, but run out of
numbers when they got to that point.
Tom will be glad to see you and take
you out upon the roof. where you can
see in the near distances the villages of
Kansas City, st. Louis and Chicago. Go
ing into the tower, by craning your necks
a little you can see the dome of the cap
itOl building, j. e., if it is a clear day and
the storm clouds are not lurking about
the creSting of the tower. The GLOBE
people purpose little special for the
travelling men in their Christmas num-
Der, and would be pleased TO receive six
or eight small crisp stories from as many
commercial travellers, of their interest
ing experiences upon the road. Some
Sam to write up the pinafore part of the
commercial travellers life. wish some
one would speak to Jim Reynolds about
taking a hand in the game. The dance
was well attended last week, and we
were told much interesting matter was
left out for want of space. How
will it be when our wives and
SweetheartS get to writing. There is
one thing i intended saying to the
GLOBE, and that was the caricature at
head of the Commercial Travellers arti-
cles was something Of misnOmer.
Who ever saw travelling man in such
position or so belated? He is always OIL
deck, with peanuts all shucked. /
wanted to suggest as standing card,
Senator DeLavergne, represented wait
ing, grips in hand. for the incoming
train. As the oldest man among us, he
should have standing representation.
l have heard curious things of the old
un. Some say he come over with Noah,
others, that he was found by the dove
on Mount Ararat, from the fact that he
has always lived peaceably with all
mankind and is possessed of an angelic
disposition. For one, l lean towards
the dove story.
ANTE LUCEM.